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256GB Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G 2-in-1 Smartphone (Various Carriers)

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$1,800

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Best Buy has 256GB Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G 2-in-1 Foldable Smartphone Tablet (AT&T or Verizon) on sale from $299.99. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Community Member treo for finding this deal.

Note: Activation on cellular carrier is required. Be sure to select your carrier and select 'Activate Today' to see pricing. Availability for store pickup may vary by location.

Available Carriers:Available Colors:
  • Phantom Black
  • Phantom Green
  • Phantom Silver
Specs:
  • Screens:
    • Main: 7.6" Infinity Flex display - Cover: 6.2" Dynamic AMOLED
    • 120Hz AMOLED 2X Screen
  • Memory: 12GB
  • Storage: 256GB
  • Main Camera: 12MP Wide, 12MP UW, 12MP Tele + 2x optical zoom, 10x digital zoom, 10MP Front
  • Battery: 4,400mAh / 25W Super Fast Charge
  • S Pen Support
  • IPX8 rating

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Activation on a cellular carrier is required for from $299.99 pricing. Activation fees may apply and vary by carrier.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.4 from over 140 Best Buy customer reviews.
  • Additional Note:

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Best Buy has 256GB Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G 2-in-1 Foldable Smartphone Tablet (AT&T or Verizon) on sale from $299.99. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Community Member treo for finding this deal.

Note: Activation on cellular carrier is required. Be sure to select your carrier and select 'Activate Today' to see pricing. Availability for store pickup may vary by location.

Available Carriers:Available Colors:
  • Phantom Black
  • Phantom Green
  • Phantom Silver
Specs:
  • Screens:
    • Main: 7.6" Infinity Flex display - Cover: 6.2" Dynamic AMOLED
    • 120Hz AMOLED 2X Screen
  • Memory: 12GB
  • Storage: 256GB
  • Main Camera: 12MP Wide, 12MP UW, 12MP Tele + 2x optical zoom, 10x digital zoom, 10MP Front
  • Battery: 4,400mAh / 25W Super Fast Charge
  • S Pen Support
  • IPX8 rating

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Activation on a cellular carrier is required for from $299.99 pricing. Activation fees may apply and vary by carrier.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.4 from over 140 Best Buy customer reviews.
  • Additional Note:

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Written by treo

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stealth805
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Want this phone for $299 and not have to pay the monthly fee and be able to use another carrier??
Let me save y'all about 4 hours, which is how long it took me to finally get to the right people to make this happen. Here is how I got this handled
I ordered a $5 Tello number, selected e-sim, received number within a few minutes. Make sure to register the pin they give you in the email, it gives you all the port out info access. Theres a code there that is needed to enter in Best Buy portal when you port it over to ATT.
Ported that number in to ATT via Best Buy portal
Picked up phone
Powered on Phone with ATT sim
Finished ALL account creation, including pin number creation etc via ATT email
Spent 3 hours getting tossed around 10 different reps and departments and supervisors via online chat, disconnected multiple times, told no multiple times, etc etc etc.
Don't bother submitting request online for unlock, it will be denied.
Just call technical support, JUST CALL!!! 1800-288-2020. Call from a phone other that the Z Fold 3. Reason you call from other phone is you will want to pop your sim in from other provider to get to the sim unlock prompt while you are on the phone with them. Tell them you need technical support, you may get tossed around one more time, but you WILL get someone that can help you.
Have your link ready that states phones paid in full at purchase can be unlocked without waiting 60 days. I had to legit provide not just the wording, but the exact link. The rep will literally navigate to it and will be super surprised and state that this is the first they've ever heard of this policy and that they always get hassled by the unlock team and ultimately never get the unlock code for the customer.
Have your receipt from Best Buy ready ready to go (I had to legit take pics with my phone and text them to a number they gave me).
After about 10 minutes with the rep, they provided the unlock code.
Make sure to input the unlock code prior to getting transferred over to cancellation department.
Get sent over to cancellation department and submit for cancellation under buyer's remorse policy.
Done and done. Save yourself a lot of time and just call them. I paid $299 plus tax and have a fully unlocked phone on T-mobile with no issues at all. ATT service is shut down, I didn't care about the Tello number, much easier to pay the $5 for a Tello than mess with a number you actually care about keeping. Just cancel the service and it is over and done with.
I obviously can't promise this is gonna work for every single person. I suppose a non-cooperative rep might not wanna go the extra mile for you, but my telephone rep was super helpful and patient. She admitted I had done my diligence with researching the terms and pushed the "unlock team" to help her with the code. YMMV of course, but this worked for me. Just be patient and courteous to the rep. I was frustrated with how long it was taking but you need to acknowledge that each new person you talk to, it is their first interaction with you, they have no idea how long you've been dealing with people. You can avoid a lot of frustration by just calling to start out instead of trying to manage the situation via online chat.
Questions, feel free to ask, perhaps I wasn't completely thorough, but that was basically what I went through. Good luck all.
quantecipher
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As soon as yo have the phone in hand.

Port out the line to cancel. Line automatically cancels as soon as the number it ported out (5-10 mins). You can port to Tello for $2.50.
https://slickdeals.net/f/16531969-tello-50-off-selected-plans

These phones are subsidized by the carriers and hoping people would switch or add more lines and stay with them, etc; therefore different carrier may offer different prices.

You can request unlock right away because it's paid in full with no money owed; i.e., no monthly installment,

Yes.

Port out the number to cancel right away (5-10 min, as soon as the number is ported) so that you don't have to deal with rep that doesn't allow you to cancel. You can port to Tello for $2.50.
https://slickdeals.net/f/16531969-tello-50-off-selected-plans

Yes, but you can cancel right away.
snoopykul
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Option 1 worked for me

I picked up my Fold 3 this morning from bestbuy. ATT variant.
Ordered online with the porting in option as it wouldn't let me order otherwise. Used a random boost mobile number I had and have no intention of porting in a number.
BB didn't ask for anything in store, just gave me the phone and i walked out.

Received att emails after pickup, created account, created ATT PIN, jotted down account number, and saw $60 plan but $0 due.

unboxed and booted with t-mobile sim card, asked for unlock code.

tried to unlock from my att portal, but denied.
tried to unlock using the request unlock website for non att members, but denied via email

Started a chat with att to cancel service and request unlock.
I mentioned having bad service reception in my area and wanted to cancel and wanted to unlock phone to use it for work which was a different provider.
They wanted me to reset the network, but i said not interested just want to cancel.

They also mentioned that i lose my port in number if i cancelled. which was wierd since i never actually ported in the number yet.

Eventually, they said, "Since the total due balance if $0.00 there will be no charges now. Your services with AT&T will be completely shut off."

Then i asked about the network unlock, which they said they sent directly to my phone. Didn't work even though she said it was unlocked on their system. Eventually they provided the unlock code which worked.

Now my fold 3 is cancelled with att service with 0 payments or fees and unlocked so i can use my Tmobile sim.

hope that helps some of ya.

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OliveCrow4837
Mar 30, 2023
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Quote from gadgetNerd :
I got mine unlocked. TLDR; follow the process mentioned by others, activate the z fold 3 with the SIM that it came with, then move it to another unlocked phone, reboot that phone, make few calls, make sure ATT portal/app shows the unlocked phone instead of z fold 3 and then go to https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/ and then choose not a current ATT customer option. Make sure to check your spam folder for the emails as that's where my emails ended from the unlock request. Google thinks these are spam.

I did a new line on an existing account. Once I received the phone I activated it by putting the SIM in it then requested the device unlock in the portal by choosing existing ATT customer and giving the main number (not the new one) in the account. It got denied saying the "Service needs to active for 60 days" error. I started a chat with CS rep and they were not willing to do anything. I called the tech support line somebody mentioned and the agent was aware of the new policy change recently and she agreed that I bought the phone before the policy change but couldn't do it. It got to her supervisor who genuinely tried to override it and consulted with other supervisors but kept getting multiple errors. He also apologized for it.

So I followed the method mentioned before and everything went smooth. It seems to me that if the phone is attached to the network then the system is enforcing the policy while if it's not (but it needs to be on the network for the very first time) then the system allows it to be unlocked.

Planning to cancel the line tomorrow. So, in summary if you are an ATT customer or creating a new account follow the steps mentioned in the beginning. If that does not work, FCC complaint seems to be the way to go. What a CF!
Can you tell me how to cancel the line
Mar 30, 2023
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Samosa23
Mar 30, 2023
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Quote from OliveCrow4837 :
Can you tell me how to cancel the line
Have to call their number and ask for cancel account.
Mar 31, 2023
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OliveCrow4837
Mar 31, 2023
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Quote from Samosa23 :
Have to call their number and ask for cancel account.
Anyway to cancel online
Mar 31, 2023
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zodiac2010
Mar 31, 2023
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Quote from lou2004 :
I ported from tracfone. The port failed. Line suspended. I canceled it next day. $115 service fee/activation fee/taxes pops up on my acct 3 days later.
The first agent CHECKED the NOTE on my account(I assume att marked for this batch of phone from bb) and insists "it is necessary to pay the amount of this month with an amount of $113.81", until I asked name and ID for FCC complaint, and trasfer me to the manager. Manager told me there is a mistake, and give me $100 credit, but refused to explain why it is $100. I already filled FCC complaint about the False Billing.
Mar 31, 2023
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sbfw4
Mar 31, 2023
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So finally was able to get number ported/ activated line/ will now try to cancel and get unlock code/ tried unlocking via portal but was rejected because phone was not active for 60 days..or so they said. Any thoughts or advise?
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Mar 31, 2023
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gadgetNerd
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Quote from sbfw4 :
So finally was able to get number ported/ activated line/ will now try to cancel and get unlock code/ tried unlocking via portal but was rejected because phone was not active for 60 days..or so they said. Any thoughts or advise?
You would have to put the SIM on another unlocked phone, reboot, make some calls. Make sure the unlocked phone shows in your account. Then try the unlock gain as a not ATT customer with IMEI of fold 3
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gadgetNerd
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Quote from OliveCrow4837 :
Anyway to cancel online
I don't think so. You would have to call, unfortunately. But they are pretty quick to cancel the line. Took like 2 mins.

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Mar 31, 2023
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Nitrohamster
Mar 31, 2023
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Hey you guys be careful. ATT is sending me a bill after they first "suspended" then "canceled" my account. freaking amazing.
Mar 31, 2023
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saberlol
Mar 31, 2023
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Quote from iNICK20 :
I only did because the price was $300 lol.
$100 more for little to no headaches seems like a better deal imo
Mar 31, 2023
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MNFRUGALSHOPPER
Mar 31, 2023
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Phone is back in stock .What is best way to sell my second phone? Leave it unopened or ? I unlocked my phone yesterday and using it on T Mobile. Just checked ATT bill and see I got charged $108 even though they never activated it. Had problems with number or something. I tried using a Text Free number. So call them and get this bill taken care of or wait?
Mar 31, 2023
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sbfw4
Mar 31, 2023
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Quote from gadgetNerd :
You would have to put the SIM on another unlocked phone, reboot, make some calls. Make sure the unlocked phone shows in your account. Then try the unlock gain as a not ATT customer with IMEI of fold 3
Thanks
Mar 31, 2023
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Golden.standard
Mar 31, 2023
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*The FCC case really helped*


My name is Stephen S. from the Office of the President. Thank you for sharing your recent experience with us via the FCC. I apologize for the issues you've had with AT&T.

We did not "retroactively" change our policy. The unlock policy was changed on 3/28/23. Under the new policy, customers must wait 60 days to unlock any phone, including those paid for in full at the time of purchase.

In this particular case, we will honor the policy that was in effect when you purchased your phone and the unlock code you requested is as follows:

Xxxxxxxx

The phone should ask for this code when a non-AT&T SIM card is inserted into it.

Please let me know if you have any other questions regarding this matter.

Sincerely,

Stephen S.
Office of the President
Mar 31, 2023
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Nitrohamster
Mar 31, 2023
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OK, so asking for their rank and number for the FCC complaint works.
They will get with manager and zero out their BS balance.

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Nitrohamster
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OK, so asking for their rank and number for the FCC complaint works.
They will get with manager and zero out their BS balance.

Ss-s-s--s-s-s-lick DEALS !
Granted, they never should have charged me anyways because I didn't use a single day of service and unlocked my phone. Chumps.

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perdesi
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Quote from Golden.standard :
*The FCC case really helped*


My name is Stephen S. from the Office of the President. Thank you for sharing your recent experience with us via the FCC. I apologize for the issues you've had with AT&T.

We did not "retroactively" change our policy. The unlock policy was changed on 3/28/23. Under the new policy, customers must wait 60 days to unlock any phone, including those paid for in full at the time of purchase.

In this particular case, we will honor the policy that was in effect when you purchased your phone and the unlock code you requested is as follows:

Xxxxxxxx

The phone should ask for this code when a non-AT&T SIM card is inserted into it.

Please let me know if you have any other questions regarding this matter.

Sincerely,

Stephen S.
Office of the President
Based on this confirmation of policy change, it appears as they will not unlock any phones purchased after 28th unless individuals wait 60 days.

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